Coaching for Leaders 750: Six Questions Every Leader Should Ask Themselves, with Margaret Andrews
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Sep 22, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Margaret Andrews, a seasoned executive and author of 'Manage Yourself to Lead Others,' dives into the essence of effective leadership through self-understanding. She shares six pivotal questions that can transform how leaders view themselves, touching on the influence of personal experiences, defining success, core values, and emotional awareness. Margaret emphasizes that true leadership is about adaptability and recognizing the strengths of team members, highlighting that interpersonal skills are key to impactful leadership.
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Interpersonal Skills Drive Great Bosses
- Margaret Andrews' exercise shows 85% of reasons people name their best boss are interpersonal skills.
- Emotional intelligence and relationship skills matter far more than IQ or technical ability.
Self-Understanding Enables Leadership
- Understanding yourself helps you manage yourself and lead others more effectively.
- Self-understanding creates credibility to develop others and steadiness in decisions.
Use Iterative Freewriting For Self-Study
- Spend focused sessions answering each of the six questions and freewrite without editing for 5–10 minutes.
- Revisit and expand your answers over days, weeks, and annually to deepen self-understanding.
